There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child."
by Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
Christmas quotes Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."
by Peg Bracken.
Christmas quotes The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung."
by Phillips Brooks (1835-93), American Episcopal bishop, wrote 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given--when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."
by Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.
Christmas quotes This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone."
by Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), English novelist.
Christmas quotes Remember, if Christmas isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under a tree."
by Charlotte Carpenter.
"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."
by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."
by George Carlin
"Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. "Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles."
by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more...."
by Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!"
by Benjamin Franklin
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
by Charles Dickens
"Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas."
by Ronald Reagan
"Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously"
by Bill Watterson, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time."
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that"
by Bob Hope
"In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!"
by Dave Barry
"A man wrapped up in himself always suffocates. But his loved ones will forever hold in their hearts the memory of that Christmas."
by Benson Bruno
"There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for the holidays. When I was tiny we would by a real tree and stay up late drinking hot chocolate and finding just the right place for the special decorations. It seems like my parents gave up the magic when I figured out the Santa lie. Maybe I shouldn't have told them I knew where the presents really came from. It broke their hearts.I bet they'd be divorced by now if I hadn't been born. I'm sure I was a huge disappointment. I'm not pretty or smart or athletic. I'm just like them- an ordinary drone dressed in secrets and lies. I can't believe we have to keep playacting till I graduate. It's a shame we just can't admit that we have failed at family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. Merry Christmas."
by Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."
by Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home
"My parents always said that knowledge was the best gift they could give me, probably because they were too cheap to buy me Christmas or Birthday presents."
by Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't
"On a busy day twenty-two thousand people come to visit Santa, and I was told that it is an elf's lot to remain merry in the face of torment and adversity. I promised to keep that in mind."
by David Sedaris
"I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time. by"
by Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."
by Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children's books. From 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves."
by Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
"Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion."
by Ralph Sockman (1889-1970), American religious leader.
"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree."
by Sunshine Magazine
"Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends."
by Margaret Thatcher (1925- ), English political leader.
"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year."
by Thomas Tusser (c. 1515-1580), author 'The Farmer's Daily Diet'.
"Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts."
by Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895-1971), American author.
"Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance - each beautiful, unique and too soon gone."
by Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall."
by Larry Wilde, author 'The Merry Book of Christmas'.
"Which Christmas is the most vivid to me? It's always the next Christmas."
by Joanne Woodward (1930- ), American film actress.
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by Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
Christmas quotes Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."
by Peg Bracken.
Christmas quotes The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung."
by Phillips Brooks (1835-93), American Episcopal bishop, wrote 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given--when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."
by Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.
Christmas quotes This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone."
by Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), English novelist.
Christmas quotes Remember, if Christmas isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under a tree."
by Charlotte Carpenter.
"One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."
by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."
by George Carlin
"Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. "Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles."
by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more...."
by Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
"How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!"
by Benjamin Franklin
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
by Charles Dickens
"Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas."
by Ronald Reagan
"Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously"
by Bill Watterson, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time."
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that"
by Bob Hope
"In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!"
by Dave Barry
"A man wrapped up in himself always suffocates. But his loved ones will forever hold in their hearts the memory of that Christmas."
by Benson Bruno
"There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for the holidays. When I was tiny we would by a real tree and stay up late drinking hot chocolate and finding just the right place for the special decorations. It seems like my parents gave up the magic when I figured out the Santa lie. Maybe I shouldn't have told them I knew where the presents really came from. It broke their hearts.I bet they'd be divorced by now if I hadn't been born. I'm sure I was a huge disappointment. I'm not pretty or smart or athletic. I'm just like them- an ordinary drone dressed in secrets and lies. I can't believe we have to keep playacting till I graduate. It's a shame we just can't admit that we have failed at family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. Merry Christmas."
by Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."
by Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home
"My parents always said that knowledge was the best gift they could give me, probably because they were too cheap to buy me Christmas or Birthday presents."
by Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can't
"On a busy day twenty-two thousand people come to visit Santa, and I was told that it is an elf's lot to remain merry in the face of torment and adversity. I promised to keep that in mind."
by David Sedaris
"I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time. by"
by Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."
by Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children's books. From 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves."
by Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
"Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion."
by Ralph Sockman (1889-1970), American religious leader.
"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree."
by Sunshine Magazine
"Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends."
by Margaret Thatcher (1925- ), English political leader.
"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year."
by Thomas Tusser (c. 1515-1580), author 'The Farmer's Daily Diet'.
"Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts."
by Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895-1971), American author.
"Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance - each beautiful, unique and too soon gone."
by Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall."
by Larry Wilde, author 'The Merry Book of Christmas'.
"Which Christmas is the most vivid to me? It's always the next Christmas."
by Joanne Woodward (1930- ), American film actress.
Related pages:
http://www.timesofbook.com/2012/12/christmas-quotes-bible.html
http://www.timesofbook.com/2012/12/christmas-quotes-funny.html
http://www.timesofbook.com/2012/12/christmas-quotes-for-cards.html
http://www.timesofbook.com/2012/12/christmas-quotes-for-kids.html
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